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Hoist the Sailsnew
The documentary Deep Water tells the white-knuckled true story of the first single-handed around-the-world yacht competition.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
10-26-2007 |
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'Rocket Science': Pure Jet Fuel, No Dynamitenew
On the surface, this is yet another quirky high school movie, but its story of a stutterer who's enticed into joining the debate team is special in its own way.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
08-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Jeffrey Blitz, rocket science
'Death at a Funeral': Mourning Becomes Electivenew
Pure farce served straight up.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
08-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Death at a Funeral, Frank Oz
'Becoming Jane': Meet Jane Doenew
Jane Austen could spot a phony, and, as a result, she would not have been happy with this romanticized account of her early years.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
08-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Becoming Jane, Julian Jarrold
What Becomes a Legend Most?new
How do you tell the true story of the nearly mythical popular performer Edith Piaf? In epic proportions, of course.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
06-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: La Vie en Rose, Olivier Dahan
'I'm Reed Fish': Advertisements for Myselfnew
The ultimate indie self-indulgence, this film (with a script by Reed Fish) is weighed down in its own coming-of-age angst.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
06-07-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: I'm Reed Fish, Zackary Adler
'Once': Singing the Praisesnew
This delicate Irish import, which stars the frontman of the Frames, is an insightful and endearing reimagining of a familiar genre: the musical.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
06-01-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: John Carney, Once
'Gracie': Soccer Scrumnew
Davis Guggenheim (director of An Inconvenient Truth) tells this more-or-less true story of one New Jersey girl's struggle to play soccer in the male-dominated sports world of the late 70s.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
06-01-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Davis Guggenheim, Gracie
French Farce Lacks Risknew
This flat French farce has a couple of likable characters, one or two decent jokes, and a lot of missed opportunities.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
05-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Francis Veber, The Valet
'The TV Set': Network Bluesnew
David Duchovny and Sigourney Weaver star in this dyspeptic drama about the work of creating television shows.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
05-03-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Jake Kasdan, The TV Set
Cavorting With Caninesnew
In his directorial debut, Mike White embraces the awkward with this story of a woman (played by Molly Shannon) who just wants to be loved.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
04-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Mike White, Year of the Dog
Turn on the Hosesnew
Slow Burn -- starring Ray Liotta, LL Cool J, and Mekhi Phifer -- becomes one of those movies that's so bad, it's almost entertaining. Almost.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
04-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Slow Burn, Wayne Beach
Fret-Free Musicnew
This fun documentary celebrates the weirdness but never mocks the participants.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
04-12-2007 |
Reviews
Oh! Calcutta!new
Mira Nair's complex meditation on family, relationships, and identity, traces the saga of two generations of an Indian-American family, as outlined in Jhumpa Lahiri's bestselling novel.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
03-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Mira Nair, The Namesake
Spiritual Richesnew
In this inspirational film, a deceased tycoon's will decrees that his grandson perform a series of tasks to determine if the young man is worthy of inheriting the fortune.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
03-15-2007 |
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